Technology Battles Primetime, Networks Don’t Give Up
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, The CW, DVR, Editorial, HDTV, News, Ratings, Renewals,
Thanks to tape recorders, DVR, video on demand, webcasts, and more, statistics have revealed that not only have the 27 series that premiered last year bombed, but nearly 9% of prime time viewers went M.I.A. since last year.
Okay, okay, so maybe it’s not completely technology’s fault. After all, studios do allow their episodes to be streamed online, and yeah, there was that little itty-bitty writer’s strike that went on for 100 days. Either way, network executives are always battling TiVo/DVR systems, although no one knows for sure just why they stream their own episodes online. Thankfully, they haven’t given up on us. Instead, they’re getting a bit more creative.
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Can TiVo Predict the American Idol Losers?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
Does your DVR know something you don’t?
According to TMZ, insiders at TiVo claim they have accurately predicted the American Idol losers for the past four weeks in a row. How? By monitoring how a sample of owners have used their systems during the broadcast.
Those performances which have been rewound are considered favorites (because people for some reason like to watch those things more than once) while songs that have been fast-forwarded through are deemed less viewer-friendly.
Interested in finding out who might be sent home this week? Read on!
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